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top 10 Famous oil paintings
the top 10 expensive oil paintings Famous paintings inspire a
sense of culture and history. World renowned artists like Van Gogh,
Picasso, Vermeer, Renoir, Da Vinci, and Monet have captivated people
for centuries. If you are looking for a popular oil painting
reproduction, take a look at this list of the top 10 famous
reproductions.
1. Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

The Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, is owned by the
French government and hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The painting
shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is often described
as an "enigmatic smile". The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous
piece in art history; few other works of art are as romanticized,
celebrated, or reproduced.

2. Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

One of the today's most recognized paintings, Van Gogh's Starry Night
is a classic painting that invokes emotions from the serenity of the
church steeple to the wild abandon of color used for his late night
sky.

3. The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt, the Vienna master painted the Kiss painting in 1907.
The painting depicts a couple surrounded by a gold blanket and
ornaments sharing a moment of shear passion - the perfect kiss.

4. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre
Auguste Renoir

The painting depicts a group of Renoir's friends relaxing on a
balcony along the Seine River. In this painting Renoir has captured
the joy of the middle class of late 19 century France, it is a lively
painting that brings happiness and excitement to any room.

5. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan
Vermeer

This is a plain portrait of a girl, presumably before her wedding.
The lack of background and color showcases her tear drop pearl
earrings.

6. Cafe Terrace at Night by Vincent Van
Gogh

In this painting Van Gogh depicts a cafe in Arles, then Cafe Terrace
and today it is called Cafe van Gogh. The style of the painting is
unique for Van Gogh with warm colors and depth of perspective.

7. Corner of the Garden at Montgeron by
Claude Monet

This famous painting by Monet was originally created in 1877. Monet
is known as the classic impressionist. In the Corner of the Garden at
Montgeron, Monet has captured the ever-changing nature of light and
color.

8. The Dream by Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso pioneered the modern art movement called Cubism and is
widely acknowledged as the most important artist of the 20th century.

9. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador
Dali

Probably the most famous painting by Salvador Dali, The Persistence
of Memory was created in 1931 and is now displayed in the Museum of
Modern Art in New York City. Dali introduced the melting pocket
watches in this piece. You can also make out a human figure in the
middle of the painting.

10. From the Lake by Georgia O'Keeffe

Georgia O'Keefe spent her days at Lake George, New York in the early
1900s, which has inspired many of her works. This painting displays
the gentle waves and ripples of Lake George.
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